OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18. 1918
LOCAL BRIEFS
Mr. and Mm. Uu l.eacii, o( Rod
Imitl, well known realdent of that
place, were lit Oregon City on buHlno
Hiilurday. Mr. Loach will leave fur
Portland on Sunday, whore he ex
pect to remain fur the winter ,nnd will
return to her homo ut Rodlund la tho
eurly luintnur. Mr. ami Mr Locb
report Unit tlio grain condition art
promliilng fur th farmer, and the
grain htm attained a wonderful height
for tlil lime of tlio your. The cattle
are fatlitg from tho griun tbut
abound In that section, and tho puy
willow and miring flower are po!p
liiK forth no that there I every Indi
cation of miring ut bum! In tbut eo-
tlon of tho county.
Untenant W. U. Hempstead, form
erly of thU city, mid coroner of Cluck
iiiiiui county, wa In Oregon City
Thnrday. Lieutenant Hmplond ha
been atatlonnd At Fort Btevan, and
hut been transferred to Portland,
where he I turgnon of a detachment of
soldier from that fort, who ara doing
guard daty along the water front. H
vlitle with hi wire, and aon, Juek. or
YjlitdatonA, before taking up hla dutle
iiiuilo hor appoarauce at the Rand
homo cm Tuottduy, Jnnuary 8. The lit
tle one U tha flrt daughter In the
Kami finally, and there la great re
joicing over her urrlvul. She baa been
given tli tiuiiie of Helen, and her
weight la fl',i pound.
Mr. II. Itlttniir, of Hull Uun, who
hui l)o(tii In Oregon City, where aba bua
boiut vlHltlng with her parent, Mr,
und Mr, frank Uottor, Sr., of Eleven
th and Monroe trot, left on Wedne
day afternoon for lClwood, Clackama
county, where hs will vlitlt with Mr.
Ilittner'a parent, Mr. and Mr. Chris
lilttner. Mr. Iilltner wa formerly
Ml Clura Hotter, of thin city.
I. I). Taylor, who 1 connected with
the ten department In the office of
Bherlff Wllaon, left Baturday for Den
ver, Colorado, Mr. Taylor la a mem
ber o ft he special amotion of the head
camp of the Woodmen of the World,
which ha been called to take action
looking to liiHiirance of member of the
lodge enllatlng or being drafted In the
army.
Mr. 8. Cheuoweth and daughter,
Amy, of l'ortland, who have been In
till city, where they have been vlalt
Ing with the former' slater, Mr,
M. It. Howell, of Eleventh and J, Q
Adam atreet, have returned to their
REV. H. CROCKER
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to l'ortland. Lieutenant Hempitead homo. Mr. Cheuoweth' three aon,
ha gained In flesh, and atale that
in i' a at Fort Seven are being well
treated. Many friend of Lieutenant
or "Doe" a he I familiarly called In
Oregon City, were pleaed to greet the
officer once more.
Ur. aad Mr. Don E. Moldrum and
daughter, Maxlne and Dorrla, who
have keen reading at Berkeley, Cali
fornia, for the past two year, where
Mr. Meldrum haa been connected with
the engineering department of the
Orowa Willamette Paper company'
office la Ban Franelaco. have taken up
their realdenco on Overton atreet, Port
land. Mr. Meldrum ha been trans
ferred to the office of the paper com
pany In the Plttock building, Portland.
Mr. Meldrum and family formerly re
atded I Oregon City, and allll retain
their property Intereat.
Mrt. Robert Boalle, who baa been
making her borne In thla city alnce last
September, where her two children,
Lanora. and Alfred, are attending the
Oregon City achooli, will leave for
peaver Creek thla morning to again
take up her residence. Her children
will remain to continue their itudlea.
Mr. Beetle, who I to have charge of
the warehouee of Ilea tie Drothort, will
move from hla farm at Beaver Creek
to near tho warehouaea at Deaver
Creek nation, and hi on will have
charge of the Ilea tie farm.
Chaanccy lUmitby, of Molulla, waa
In thJ city on Friday, where he vUltod
among hla many frlunda. Mr. Kamaby
Hlate that weather condition In Mo
lulla have the appearance of spring,
and that the cuttle are grating on the
gru that 1 plentiful, ami need very
little feed for this time of the year
Ho pe:t to have 70 erc In cultl'
vmlon thia year, and from all Indlen
tinn will employ women to assist in
hiirn'Htlng crop, owing to acarclty of
male kelp, and believe that many will
lie an competent a men.
Mrs. J. H. Maltley, who ha resided
In Ori'R'in City for tho past nine year,
hurliiK come to thla city from Corval
llx, ci'i'iilnR tho Seventh atroet hotel
alnro that time, hna now opened a
hospital at her home on Seventh and
Men run streets, Thla homo in a do
nimble ptuce for an establishment of
thl kind. There are fifteen room In
tho building, and It I plunned to have
a eurRcry OHtabliithed In the near'fu
ture. Several putlnnts have ulroudy
born receiving medical attention at
the Mtittley homo.
Oliver. Arthur and Cheater, are serv
Ing their country In the United State
army.
0. W. Duck, well known farmer of
the Deaver Creek valley, waa In Ore
gon City Monday. Mr. Duck, who la a
breeder of the big type 1'olund China
wine, baa dlapoed of one of the anl
mal from hla atock farm to A. Dlmbat,
of Oiwego. The animal waa "Jumbo
Longfellow," and weighed 140 pound,
bringing a price of 1117.60
Ml Carrie Olbaon, of Portland, who
ha been apending the winter at the
home of Mr. and Mra. Qua Leach, of
Redland, wa In thl city on Saturday
on ber way home. Bhe waa accompan
ied to Portland by Richard Leach, who
will be her guet until Sunday evening,
when he return to hla home.
Mr. A. Naterlln, who haa been in
Washington alnce early fall, for aome
time at Seattle, haa returned to ber
home In thla city. Mr. Naterlln and
on, Andrew, who are engaged In flab
Ing near Btellacom, will remain there
for aome time before returning to Ore
gon City.
Walter Elliott, aon of Mr. aud Mr
E. P. Elliott, who recently enlisted In
the aviation corp, Is now stationed
with the Becond Training Brigade Line
68, Kelly field, at South San Antonio,
Teia.
Word haa been received from Arthur
Mattloy by hla parent, Mr. and "Mrs. J
II. Mattlcy to the effect that he la
rnpldly progressing with radio work
at Harvard radio school, and that be
Is delighted with the work be haa tak
en up.
Kev, Herbert O. Crocker, the new
paator of the Congregational church,
arrived In Oregon City Thursday In
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Rev. Herbert Q. Crocker
time to attend the annual roll call
meeting Thursday night which waa
well attended. The meeting waa pre
ceded by a cafeteria aupper served
by the Ladles Aid of the church. Mr.
Crocker comes to Oregon City highly
recommended and the members of the
Congregational church feel they are
fortunate In securing a pastor who has
had such a wide experience. He was
graduated from Washburn college,
Topeka, Kansas and bad two years
bunlness experience. He attended Chi
cago Theological seminary one year,
and graduated from Union Theological
seminary, N. Y. Mr. Crocker haa an
M. A. degree from Columbia univer
sity, N. V. (In Sociology and Econom
ical in 1902. He has had pastorates at
Omaha, Dlnghamton, N. Y., and Port
land, Oregon, and was assistant for
three years to Dr. Hlllls, in Plymouth
church, Brooklyn (the church of Henry
Ward Deecher).
CORRAL CREEK HAS
RED CROSS SOCIETY
THAT GETS RESULTS
The email district of Corral Creek,
located on the Willamette river, about
throe mile from WIlHonvllle, boasts
of having a Ked Cro society that
ha accompllahed a great deal of work
with weekly attendance averaging ten
member.
The chairman, Mr. Audrey Wood,
with the Mlase Nellie and Jessie
Angu as assistant managers, have
been at the head o fine organization
since tho work ha been taken up In
thlr section of the ounty. Mrs. Linn
E. Jones, of Oregon City, addressed
the society on the afternoon of Octo
ber 6th, 1917, at the home of Misses
Angus, explaining the purpose of the
lied Crosa at home and abroad.
The women have lifted the follow
ing artlcloa before January 1, 1918, all
of which were completed: Eighteen
hospital caps, 14 pair knitted socks,
2 knitted sweater, 6 rug, 10 nightin
gales, 52 long bed socks, 9 short bed
sock, 24 pillow, 24 pillow cases, 14
napkins, 9 dozen bandages, 13 tray
cloths, 8 handkerchiefs, 30 wash rags,
10 dish towels, 216 two-'nch gun wip
ers and 88 four-im h gun wipers.
Dealdes sending in this large num
ber of articles, the women have given
several teas and chicken-pie suppers,
which netted about S30.
The Misses Nellie and Jessie Angus
are among the most enthusiastic work
ers of the Red Cross society In this
section -of the coupnty. Their eldest
brother is a captain on a vessel plying
between Australia and the Drltlah
Isles, and hal been continuously in
danger since the beginning of the
war.
Dunmire and Zardinak Convicted
For Applying Offensive Epithet
Better Known Locally as "Scab"
As succeeding milestones in the j ing called Weismandel a' "scab," and made the arrest. Here, Attorney Eby
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progress of the strike In this city, the
conviction In the municipal court Mon
day of two strike sympathizers charged
with speaking Insulting and offensive
language in the form of the word
"scab," assume prominent places.
, The convicted men are Ray Dun
mire, who was fined $25 and sentenced
to 25 days in the city Jail, and John
Zardinak, seventeen years of age, who
wa sentenced to ten days In Jail. Both
sentence, however, were suspended
by Judge Loder upon the good behav
ior and the maintenance of peace by
the convicted men.
The fine imposed on Dunmire is auto
matically suspended upon the filling of
a bond pending the appeal of the case
to the circuit court.
Attorney Schuebel acted as counsel
for the defense, and the city of Oregon
City, the plaintiff, was represented by
City Attorney George L. Story and At
torney O. D. Eby.
Young Zardinak was arrested In the
early morning of January 9 by Chief
of Police Henry Cooke. According to
evidence revealed In the testimony of
witnesses, Zardinak is alleged to have
called Chris Weismandel, an employee
of the Crown Willamette Paper com
pany a "scab," and when Weismandel
resented this greeting, Zardinak chall
enged him to come off the bridge and
aettle the difference in a fistic battle.
Weismandel went from the bridge, and
seeing Chief Cooke, asked the officer
to arrest the lad for calling him a
scab." When questioned by Chief of
Police Cooke, Zardinak admitted har-
was promptly lodged in the city Jail for the city said:
by the officer. When testifying Mon- "It Is defined by law that any per
day Zardinak denied having called the 'son, whether an officer or not, can,
miuworaera scan. j within the law, arrest any violator of
Dunmire, the other convicted strike i the law so long as he turn the prison
sympathizer, wa arrested January 10, e' Into the hands of an officer follow
upon the complaint of Fred Losey who ing the arrest by the citizen as In
declared he had been insulted when this instance, wa the caae, for Dun
called "scab" by the striker. State jmire wa given into the custody of
Agent R. T. Stewart arreted Dunmire , Chief of Police Cooke at the door of
and transferred him to Chief Cooke at
the door of the Jail.
During the trial Attorney Schuebel
stated that Stewart acted contrary to
law when he arrested the striker, and
as proof of this statement explained
that, according to the text of the city
charter, any man to become a peace of
ficer is required to be a resident of the
the Jail."
Mr. Schuebel intimated that the En
terprise was subject to libelous pro
ceedings for publishing the term
"scab." Thl remark was refuted by
Judge Loder In rendering his decision
when he said:
"The term 'scab' In my mind, la no
worse than any other word. But It be-
Hay no Howard, of the well known
firm of Howard Milling company of
Muilno, one of the pioneer establish
menis of tho state of Oregon, waa In
Oregon City on buslnoss Wednesday.
Mr. E. H. Reddaway and children,
Lyman and' Millard, who have been
vlHltlng the former's parent, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Warnock, hnve returned to
their home at Mllwaukle.
W. II. Horlng, ono of the prominent
fiirmor of Clackamas county, at Hor
lng, was in this city Thursday. The
townalto of Horlng was mimed from
thl Clackamu county pioneer.
Joseph Alldredgo, who left several
month aso to tuke a government po
sition at Washington, D. C, hti re
signed to enlist in the army. Joe has
enlisted In the avlittlon corps, and ex
pert to go to Franco. He believe
that by enliHtlng In the aviation corps
bo could nnlst his country better than
to remain at Washington. Mr.. All
dredgo la the youngest aon of Mr', and
Mrs. Alonr.0 Aldlrcdge, of thl clty.
Ho I Jimt recovering .from a severe
illnesa, contracted several weeks ago.
Mr. and Mr. E. L. Shnrp, of Staf
ford, were In this city Thursdny. Mr.
and Mrs. Sharp havo Just closed a
deal for the purchase of a tract close
to their farm proporty in the Stafford
country. This Is a portion of the
Thomas Turner estate, one of the most
valuable pieces of land in that aoction
of the county. Mr. Sharp is to plant
the land to grain, and expects to erect
a new barn in the noar future. There
is some valuable standing timber on
the land.
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Prank Ackerman, who has been sta
tioned at Camp Lewis, Amertcan Lake,
and recently transferred to the avia
tion department at Vancouvor, WaBh.,
was in Oregon City Sunday on his way
to Vancouver from Beaver Crook,
where he had been a guest since Satur
day afternoon of Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Badger. Mr. Ackerman thoroughly en
Joyed the brief furlough on the Bad
ger farm.
Dim Purcoll, of Parkplace, will leave
Monday for Lewlstown, Idaho, where
ho will tnko charge of a dulry farm.
Mr. Purcoll'g family will retain their
residence at Purkplnce.
I). P. Mochnko, of tho Moehnke Lum
ber company, was In Oregon City on
business Wednesday. The Moehnke
Lumber company' place of business
1b near Aurora.
The Clackamas County Teachers'
association will hold a meeting at the
Oregon City high school on Saturday,
Jnnuury 19th. The morning session
will commence at 10 o'clock. "Correl
ation of English as tnught In the
grades with the subject as taught in
tho high school" will be given by Pro
fessor A. P. McKlnley, and the discus
sion will be led by Miss Ruth Stone;
remnrka, Professor W. L. Arant; pa
triotic selections, association; noon,
lunch.
The afternoon session will com
mence at 1:30 o'clock, with music by
the Oregon City high school orchestra;
reading, Professor John Mason; round
tnble dlscuslon led by Principal J. V.
Flko; "What Is Your School Doing to
Win the War?" address, Frank Welles,
assistant superintendent.
ESTATES BY COURT
Petition for letters o fadmlnistratlon
in the estate o fthe late Earnest O.
Walt, who waa killed by a Southern
Pacific engine at Canby a few weeks
ago, were filed in the county court
Tuesday. The estate is valued at $1300
and consists of the home property at
Canby. The widow haa waved her
right to administration and asks that
Clarence A. Miller be appointed to act
In that capacity.
Letters of administration i nhte es
tate of C. M. Gipsoo are asked in the
petition filed by Llille M. Gipson, a
daughter o fthe deceased. The estate
Is valued at $7,800. Mr. Gipson died
December 18.
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city for six months prior to his ap-, 00,1,68 llable when Poken in an ln
polntment. He also declared that the suiting manner, or is Intended to dis
appointment of special agents for;turb the peace of mind of another,
strike duty in this city was IllegaL He j Therefore the nublleaMon f the nn(
said that such action could not be sup-lg not ubJect t0 hbelona procedure
ported by the law without first declar- onIy when Bed deflne(J.
Ing a state of martial law to exist In. -i hope the of 0regon CKy
the city He also contested the valid-- wlll understand the court'a stand on
Ity of private corporations in paying thIg matter It tend t0 tmt boUl
the salary of peace officer with Juris-i.trikers and company with equality,
diction In a municipality. and ghowg no faToritism within the
Schuebel further attempted to prove ! law. In a previous statement made by
that the term "scab" was not "offen-jme from this bench that I would no
slve" as defined In the complaints, and ' longer tolerate users of the word
that, though the strikers did use the 'scab,' I did not mean that the word
term, they were not Justly being pros-j was to be entirely abolished. But I
ecuted. He said Dunmire waa not did try to convey that users of the
legally brought Into court because no term, who directed it in such a manner
warrant for his arrest had been issued, as to insult or offend, were due to get
and that an Illegal peace officer had ' the limit of this court"
COURT GRINDS OUT
TO
Hubby Is Unwelcome
In His Own Home
Wifie Never There
Bertha E. Holt waa granted a de
cree of divorce and $1250 alimony from
her husband, Charles J. Holt in a de
cree signed by Judge Campbell Satur
day. The Holts are the owners of the
Milton hotel. First and Madison streets
Portland. The alimony is to be paid in
monthly Installments of $50.
Fay Pearl Kolb obtained a decree of
divorce, and $20 per month alimony
from Charles M. Kolb in a decree en
tered Saturday.
J. V. Deardorff haa filed suit for dl-
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On the grounds that his wife refused
to stay home, was cruel to him, and
that she waa never pleased when he
returned to his home, Harry R. Sutor,
a well-known former baseball player
has filed suit for divorce against his
wife, Florence Sutor.
The couple were married in Port
land, October 25, 1911. According to
the complaint filed, Mrs. Sutor now re
sides in Los Angeles, Calif. Sutor is
now a traveling salesman, but was a
member of the San Francisco Coast
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Mr. O. W. Buck loft Saturday for
Los Angeles, whore she wlll visit her
pnronts, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Spooner.
Mrs. Buck will remain in California
several months
Mrs. Frank Mulligan, of Molalla, was
in this city on Snturdoy, and while
here visited with relatives. Mrs. Mulli
gan was formerly Miss Florence Bier-man.
E. P. Dodman, was among the Ore
gon City visitors Saturday, his home
Is at Clackamas. He is making a spec
ialty of growing asparagus.
Gordon Taylor, editor and publisher
of the Molalla Pioneer, was among
those to transact business In thia city
on Saturday.
P. M. Boyles, of Molalla, brother of
County Recorder D. C. Boyles was
among the Oregon City visitors on Saturday
H. Frenzel, of Sherwood, one of the
well known farmers of Clackamas
county, was in this city Thursday.
Mrs. J. C. Mulligan wlll leave this
afternoon for hor former home at In
dependence, Kansas, where she will
visit her mother, Mrs. Jane Ringle,
who has been seriously ill for some
time. Bhe wlll also visit with other
relatives before returning to Oregon
City. Mra. Mulligan has not visited
her old home for eight years, and ex
pects to remain for about two months.
Word haa been received from Dan
Flnucane, son of 'Tat" Finucana, tell
ing of his safe arrival In France. Dan
is a well known Oregon City boy.
Word was also received from Kent
Moody and Captain W. R. Logus, also
of thla city, and who have arrived at
their destination in France. All boys
wero In good health and seemed to
have enjoyed their trip across the sea.
, John R. Trembath, one of the well
known pioneers of Oregon City is very
ill at hla home In this city.
Bon Patton, of Eatacnda, prominent
resident of that city, was in Oregon
City on business Saturday.
Mrs. B. L. Sharp and son, Harold, of
Sherwood, were in this city on busi
ness Wednesday.
iVORCE
Marriage market took a boost Sat
urday. Licenses were issued to Thomas
X. Lakin, a Mllwaukle machinist and
Jean F. HoKg. a telephone operator of
Portland; Cedrick E. Marshall, a Port
land clerk, and Dlna Forsberg, a Port
land stenographer; Dawson Fairchild,
of Oregon City, who Is an engineer by
occupation, and Iva Irene Bluhm, a
local bookkeeper.
Joo Diivesl, a native of Milan, Italy,
filed his application for citizenship
Saturday.
LIEN ON PROPERTY GILBERT RUSSELL IS
Savlllnh Poyser Wednesday filed
suit for divorce against George W.
Poyser. The couple were married
March 6, 1880. Mrs. Poyser claims
that on several occasions her husband
threatened "to do away with her," and
that he has been guilty of other acts
of cruol and Inhuman treatment. She
asks for a lien of $S00 against property
owned by the defendant In township 2
south, range 2 east, In section 22, for
moneys which she claims she advanced
to her husband at various times, from
hor personal property.
L. W. Robblns, well known merchant
of Molalla, wbb in this city on business
Saturday. -
J. Ferguson, of New Era, wag in this
city on Wednesday.
DIVORCE DECREE GRANTED.
Circuit Judge J. TJ. Campbell has
granted a decree of divorce to Con-
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Rands are recelv-1 rad Thomas from Mav Thomas. The
ing congratulations over the arrival J plaintiff was given the custody of a
of a little daughter at their home, who minor child.
IE IS
" BURGLARIZED BY A
BOY OE 11 YEARS
Juvenile Officer Frost returned from
Estacada Wednesday where he went
to bring back Irwin Brooks, of Port
land, a lad of 11 years, who ran away
from his home In Portland. The boy
entered the house of an old soldier
named O'Neill, at Estacada, and stole
$40 and a watch. O'Neill had left his
home for a brief time, when the boy
entered and made away with his be
longings. A portion of the money stol
en was pension money of Mr. O'Neill.
The lnd had spent 50 centa of this at
Barton. He also had the watch In his
possession.
The lad was taken to Portland by
Officer Frost and turned over to his
parents in that city.
BUCKNER WINS LAND 8UIT.
Dreardorff. The two were married In league team, the Chicago Americans
July 1902, in Oklahoma and have five and the Portland Northwest league
children Plaintiff claims that in April j teams.
of last year his wife, without reason,
wilfully deserted and abandoned him
and the family.
L. J. Barker has instituted a suit to '
quiet title to the southeast quarter of
the northeast quarter and northeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of
section 10, township 4 south, range 1
east The defendant Is Ella O. Wil
liams, heir of George Williams, de
ceased.
FRQMMYER
BIES TUESDAY AT
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Joseph Frommyer, a well known res
ident of Gladstone, died at the home of
his son, Herman Frommyer, o fthat
place, on Tuesday night at 12 o'clock,
! his death being due to cancer.
Mr. Frommyer was a native of Ohio,
Mrs. Austria Wihtol of thla city, for
merly Miss Mabel Tooze, died Friday
morning at the St, Vincent's hospital,
where she had been receiving medical
attention for the past five weeks. Mra.
Wihtol died after an Caesarian opera
tion performed several days ago. Her
condition had been critical for several
weeks prior to her death.
Mrs. Wihtol was born near Kalama
zoo, Michigan, and waa the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tooze, of that
city, but since she was 15 years of age,
she has made her home with her uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Toole.
Mrs. Wihtol came to Oregon City .
with Mr. and Mrs. Tooze eight years
ago, when Mr. Tooze accepted the po
sition as superintendent of the Oregon
City schools, and has since made thla
city her home, where she had many
friends. She was employed for sever
al years In the "Bank of Oregon City
as stenographer. She married Mr.
Wihtol September 6, 1916. She was a
member of the Presbyterian church,
and tookTan active interest in church
affairs while a resident of Oregon City.
She was past noble grand of Willam
ette Rebekah lodge, of this city.
Mrs. Wihtol is survived by her hus
band, Austria Wihtol, of Oregon City;
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Tooze, who reside near Augusta, Mich
igan; two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Goode,
Miss Mattle Tooze, of Augusta, Mich-
nnit nf thfi Hmn nf hist death ha was
Us vpar nf at. H eame we,t wlth'tean; four brothers, Otis Tooze, of
Two more decrees were entered his family some time ago, first settling; Coleman, Michigan; Porter Tooze, of
isame i;reeK, Aiicmgan; vawvy uuu
Russell Tooze, of Augusta, Michigan.
Tuesday in the circuit court. Irene V. at Oak Grove, where his wife died two
Hedspath obtained a decree from Wav-: years aeo. For manv years Mr.
erly Hedspath, and was allowed to re-l Pmmmver wan eTizasrert in farmine.
sume her maiden name, Irene V. Bes-alui a3 most successful In this line of j Charles Toose, of Oregon City;. Frank
selleau. Clara Murphy was granted ausy. Following the death of bis ' Tooze, of Sherwood; Clackamas coun-
She is the niece of F. J. Tooze and
Charged with a personal assault up
on George Dunmire, president of the
local paper imikcrs' union, Gilbert
Rusaon, of Gladstone was arrested
Monday on n warrant from the dis
trict attorney's fflce. He pleaded
not guilty before Judge Sievers.
The assault occurred Sunday even
ing about 7:00 o'clock while Dunmire
was waiting for a-car at Gladstone
where both men reside. The trouble
Is the outgrowth of strike conditions
It is believed, Russell being an em
ployee of the Hawley Pulp & Paper
company, and Dunmire prominent in
union activities.
Russell is said to have approched
Dunmire Sunday evening and accused
him of having stated that he, Russell.
waa a "scab" and "unpatriotic." Dun
mire denied the accusation whereup
on, it is claimed,' Russell struck him
a rocking blow on the Jaw. Dunmire
Immediately appeared before local
authorities, reported the affair, and
swore out the complaint Monday aft
ernoon. Russell is said to have approched
Friday morning.
decree by Judge Campbell and was al
so given her maiden natne Clara Be
beaux. Irene M. Robinson has brought suit
against J. L. Robinson for divorce.
Among other things Mrs. Robinson
charges that her husband often re
ferred to her as an "idiot" and on var
ious occasions charged her falsely
with associating with other men.
DESERTION GROUNDS
IN ID SUITS FOR
DIVORCE THURSDAY
wife at Oak Grove he has made his
home with his son, Herman.
Mr. Frommyer is survived by his
son of Gladstone, and a son, William
Frommyer, who left, some time ago for
France to serve with the Oregon en
gineer corps.
The remains are at the undertaking
establishment of Myers & Brady in
this city, and funeral services will be
conducted from that establishment on
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, with
interment in the Mountain View cem-
I etery. The remains are to be laid be
side those of his wife.
ty, Oregon; Walter Tooze, of Salem,
Oregon; David Tooze, of Battle Creek,
Michigan.
FUNERAL OF SARAH
A verdict of $475 in favor of W. 0
Buckner against John A. Dillon was
returned Friday night by a Jury in the
circuit court. The suit was the out
growth of a sale of property by Dillon
to Buckner, and the failure on the part
of tie defendant to eject a renter and
turn the property over to the new owner.
COURT ACTIONS
M. W Bowen has made application
in the circuit court for the foreclosure
of a tax lien on halt an acre of land in
the Jennlng donation land claim.
Clarence J. Goodman and J .H. Hedges
are named as defendants.
A Jury in tho circuit court returned
a verdict of $130 in favor of the plain'
tiff in the civil action of Q. D. Stringer
vs. Peter Hefty, tried Saturday.
After twenty years of peaceful mar
ried life, B. F. Morse deserted his wife,
according to a complaint filed by Helen
she seeks a divorce. The couple was
M. Morse in the circuit court, in which
married February 13, 1893 in Rath
drum, Idaho, and according to Mrs.
Morse, her husband deserted her Feb
uary 16, 1913. Mr. and Mrs. Morse
have one daughter, who is married.
Suit for divorce was filed Thursday
by Evelyn Mitchell against A. C. Mitch
ell, on the ground of desertion. They
were married May 31, 1910, in Little
ton, Colorado, and according to the
complaint, the defendant deserted Mrs
Mitchell in September, 1911.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
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PIONEER RESIDENT DIES
Peter Gaddert, a resident of Logan,
Clackaman county, who has been ill
for several months, died at the family
ohme Saturday at 12:30 o'clock. The
funeral services are to be in charge
of the Holman undertaking establish'
ment of this city, and will be conduct
ed at Logan on Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock, with interment in the Logan
cemetery.
Mr. Gaddert was a nativo of Russia.
Ho was born August 27, 1857, and has
resided in Clackamas county for a
number of years. He is survived by
his wife.
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REAL ESTATE DEAL CLOSED.
A marriage license was Issued Frl
day by County Clerk Harrington to
Lillian Elizabeth Waits Marlon and
William Marion, of 102 East 82nd St,
Portland.
Among the list of promotions made
at American Lake Wednesday was that
of Lieutenant Frank R. Mount who has
ben raised to the rank of captain.
Captain Mount is serving in the med
ical reserve corps, and was one of eix
to receive promotions from lieutenant
to captain.
A several thousand dollar realty
deal was closed between J. H. Kerbs
and JL. Hart, both of this city, in
which the former traded a 10-acre tract
in Linn county and a 10-acre tract In
Washington county, and gave $500 In
cash, receiving in return a 40-acre ap
ple orchard in Hood River country,
LABOR HEAD TO RETIRE
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The funeral services of the late Mrs.
Sarah McMillan Cochran, wife of John
B. Cochran, Sr., of Salem, were con
ducted from the Salem Presbyterian
church on Friday Afternoon at 2
o'clock. Rev. Carl Elliott, pastor of
the church, oiciated. Many friends
of the family attended the impressive
service. The interment was in the
City View cemetery. Tho floral trib
utes were in profusion, as the de
ceased waa loved by all who knew
her.
Mrs. Cochran was one of the prom
inent residents of Salem, and had vis
ited in this city on several occasions,
when her son, John W. Cochran, now
of Portland, was connected with tVe
Enterprise in this city. Mr. Cochran
was on the reportlal staff for some
time before accepting a position with
the Oregonian. He is now connected
with that publication.
Mrs. Cochran was a native of New
York, and at the time of her demise
she was 73 years of age. She had
been a resident of Salem for. many
years, whero she waa held In the high
est esteem of all.
The deceased is survived by her
husband, John B. Cochran, of Salem;
two Bona, John B. Cochran, of Port
land; B. C. Cochran, of Salem; a
daughter, Mrs. George T. Pratt, of
Newport, Oregon, also three grand
children, Kathryn, Margaret and Paul
Pratt, of Newport.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 14. State Labor
Commissioner O. P. Hot, in address
ing the session of the State Federation
of Labor this afternoon, announced
that he will not be a candidate for re
election to that office at the coming
election ,
HARRY TREMBATH ILL.
Harry Trembath, pioneer citizen of
Oregon City and a former doputy sher
iff, was taken to a Portland hospital
Saturday, suffering from a nervous
breakdown.
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